Xiang language family
E842128
The Xiang language family is a group of closely related Sinitic (Chinese) varieties spoken primarily in Hunan province and surrounding regions, known for preserving several archaic phonological features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiang language family canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese language variety group
ⓘ
Sinitic language group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hunanese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Gan Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwestern Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| geographicCore | central and northern Hunan ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCenter | Changsha region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Chang-Yi Xiang
ⓘ
Chen-Xu Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Hengzhou Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lou-Shao Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ New Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex tone sandhi in some dialects
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lexical tones ⓘ preservation of certain Middle Chinese features ⓘ relatively conservative initials in some dialects ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed from Middle Chinese ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | classified under various Mandarin and Xiang codes for individual varieties ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | tonal language group ⓘ |
| majorCityWhereSpoken |
Changsha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hengyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangtan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility |
not fully mutually intelligible with Standard Mandarin
ⓘ
partially mutually intelligible with Southwestern Mandarin ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | named after the Xiang River in Hunan ⓘ |
| partOf | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesFeature |
distinctions in entering tones in some dialects
ⓘ
several archaic phonological features ⓘ voiced obstruents in some dialects ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Hunan province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus |
Mandarin often used for education and official purposes in Xiang-speaking areas
ⓘ
primarily used in informal and local contexts ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hubei province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan province NERFINISHED ⓘ Jiangxi province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardLanguageInfluence | influenced by Standard Mandarin in urban areas ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Chinese languages
ⓘ
Sinitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.